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Album of the month: Crimi combine raw grooves and hard funk on ‘Luci E Guai’ – Algerian raï meets Afrobeat and Sicilian folk on this supremely crafted debut for the Airfono label
The most exciting album of the month in April is by Crimi – this skilled band show their outstanding outernational versatility on their debut album Luci E Guai. The French four-piece were formed in 2018 and are the brainchild of Julien Lesuisse, a singer and saxophonist with 20 years on the scene, acquiring his fusion…
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LISTEN: DJ Tracksuit starts a new mix series for World Treasures Music – this admired selector digs deep and researches widely about Zouk and Kassav music heritage (read all about it, project links here)
In the first volume of our World Treasures Selectors’ Series, it is a privilege to hear a set from Dutch digger Timothy V.D.P – a.k.a, DJ Tracksuit. Timo has delved into the music of Suriname, Guadeloupe (and the Antilles region) and beyond – to create an armoury of heavy-hitting zouk edits, as well as crafting accomplished…
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Greg Belson is a leading connoisseur of ‘Divine Funk’ – the American collector delivers another heavenly selection of gospel wonderment for the brilliant Cultures Of Soul label in Boston
Showing once again his status as a leading connoisseur of killer gospel rarities, Greg Belson’s Divine Funk for Cultures Of Soul, is another essential compilation of heavyweights. Belson never fails to amaze with his depth of knowledge and devotion to some of the most stirring music ever recorded in America, also providing a wide range of…
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More from the sublime Sven Wunder – Piano Piano Records and Mr Bongo to drop a taster 7″ from the Swedish supremo ahead of next album, ‘Natura Morta’ – it’s set to be another diggers’ dream
Sven Wunder’s 2019 album Eastern Flowers showed the musician’s mastery of Anatolian rock, European jazz, library, funk and psychedelia, while 2020’s Wabi Sabi mixed jazz with Eastern and Southern Asian sounds – now this 7″ gives fans a first sample of new album, Natura Morta. Piano Piano Records in collaboration with Mr Bongo will drop…
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Eboni Band and their self-titled album fused Motown sounds and West African flavour, soon to be reissued by We Are Busy Bodies – it features the must-have p-funk-afro anthem ‘Sing A Happy Song…’
Here’s another choice reissue forthcoming from the Canadian label, We Are Busy Bodies – with this meeting of Motown and West African musicians – on Eboni Band’s self-titled 1980 debut album. It’s the first reissue of the album, featuring musicians such as Fred Wesley, first released more than 40 years ago. This label has hit…
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El Palmas return to Venezuela’s golden age with ‘Color de Trópico Vol. 2′ and another superb selection by DJ El Palmas and El Dragón Criollo – first single is out today, full comp’ in May
El Palmas Music return to Venezuela’s golden age with Color de Trópico Vol. 2, featuring another selection of tracks from the hugely creative and hedonistic, period of the 60s and 70s when Venezuela was at the cutting-edge of Latin American music. First single is Santo Domingo by Mario y Sus Diamantes and is out today.…
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Lebanese folk-rock fusions from Rogér Fakhr for Habibi Funk – the label reissues unreleased and seldom heard songs from hand copied cassettes – it’s another Middle Eastern must
Habibi Funk are back with a compilation of Rogér Fakhr – a highly respected figure of the late 70s Lebanese music scene and also the guitarist for iconic music stars Issam Hajali, Ziad Rahbani and Fairouz – it’s another much needed retrospective of a criminally overlooked artist from the Middle East. The label acts as…
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Cyprus artist Antonis Antoniou releases his first solo album on Ajabu! Records – ‘Kkismettin’ is a percussive and politically-driven portrait of his divided home-town, Nicosia
Antonis Antoniou from Cyprus releases his first solo album – on Ajabu! Records on April 2nd – and it’s a percussive and politically-charged set of compositions that takes Cypriot folk music to new levels. The member of Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke brings together traditional instruments, synths, guitar and iron barrels erected by the government…
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Willie Dunn is eulogised in Light In The Attic’s next chapter of their Native North America series – ‘Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology’ is a treasure
Willie Dunn deserves as much acclaim as some of the most revered singers and songwriters of folk and Americana music, he was a true one off and his acoustic guitar playing is also some of the most soul stirring ever heard. There are some beautiful songs here via Light In The Attic’s next chapter in…
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